Sec. 92.103. OBLIGATION TO REFUND. (a) Except as provided by Section 92.107, the landlord shall refund a security deposit to the tenant on or before the 30th day after the date the tenant surrenders the premises.
(b) A requirement that a tenant give advance notice of surrender as a condition for refunding the security deposit is effective only if the requirement is underlined or is printed in conspicuous bold print in the lease.
(c) The tenant's claim to the security deposit takes priority over the claim of any creditor of the landlord, including a trustee in bankruptcy.
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3639, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 744, Sec. 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 92 - Residential Tenancies
Subchapter C. Security Deposits
Section 92.102. Security Deposit
Section 92.103. Obligation to Refund
Section 92.1031. Conditions for Retention of Security Deposit or Rent Prepayment
Section 92.104. Retention of Security Deposit; Accounting
Section 92.1041. Presumption of Refund or Accounting
Section 92.105. Cessation of Owner's Interest
Section 92.107. Tenant's Forwarding Address
Section 92.108. Liability for Withholding Last Month's Rent
Section 92.109. Liability of Landlord
Section 92.110. Lease Without Security Deposit; Required Notice